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Meet Agnes AI — The First Completely Free Multi-Modal API (Text + Images + Video)

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I spend about $100-150/month on AI APIs. Text generation, image generation, video generation — they all add up.

Then I found Agnes AI — and I am genuinely surprised more people are not talking about it.

Agnes AI is a Singapore-based AI lab (Sapiens AI) that offers all three modalities for free:

  • Agnes-2.0-Flash — Text model (Claw-Eval global #9, OpenAI compatible)
  • Agnes-Image-2.0-Flash — Image gen/edit/composite
  • Agnes-Video-V2.0 — Video gen with audio sync (1152x768/24fps)

The Best Part

No credit card required. No time limit. Just register with an email and get an API key.

API Compatibility

Drop-in replacement for OpenAI. Change one line of code:

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    api_key="your-agnes-key",
    base_url="https://apihub.agnes-ai.com/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="agnes-2.0-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
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Same SDK, same interface, zero cost.

Image Generation 

response = client.images.generate(
    model="agnes-image-2.0-flash",
    prompt="a futuristic city at sunset, digital art"
)
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Video Generation (Async) 

import requests
resp = requests.post(
    "https://apihub.agnes-ai.com/v1/videos",
    json={"model": "agnes-video-v2.0", "prompt": "...", "height": 768, "width": 1152}
)
task_id = resp.json()["id"]
# Poll GET /v1/videos/{task_id} until completed
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The Catch

  • Rate limits apply (not publicly documented yet)
  • No TTS support (you still need ElevenLabs or similar for voice)
  • Image/video quality needs real-world testing vs MiniMax or Flux

But for prototyping, side projects, and automated pipelines? This is a game changer.

Getting Started

  1. Register at https://platform.agnes-ai.com
  2. Get your API key
  3. Change your base_url
  4. Zero cost

Company: Sapiens AI, Singapore (founded by Bruce Yang, UC Berkeley CS+Applied Math)
Rankings: Claw-Eval Top 10, Artificial Analysis Image Top 20, PinchBench Global Top 10
Docs: https://agnes-ai.com/doc/overview

I am not affiliated with Agnes AI. I just found a free API that actually works and wanted to share. If you have tested their image or video quality, let me know in the comments.

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